Bruce Timm has made a string of highly regarded animated series over the past 13 years. He started with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992, which aired (in several incarnations) until 1999. Less traditionally, he created a new Batman as a successor to Bruce Wayne in Batman Beyond, which ran from 1999 to 2002. He brought the other big DC Comics icon, Superman, under his care with Superman: The Animated Series, which ran from 1996 to 2000.

Dearest Melanie, I am now descending in to the pit of lameness that is Journey To The Center Of The Earth. If I do not make it out alive, please see to it that these letters find their way to the halls of justice at DVD Verdict.

It saddened me deeply when Fox cancelled Futurama. It made me incredibly happy when Cartoon Network started showing reruns, but then it saddened me deeply when I realized I don’t have cable. But then it made me incredibly happy when Fox released Futurama on DVD.

“You’re all going to die. The only question is how you check out. Do you wanna go on your feet? Or down on your fuckin’ knees…beggin’? Well I ain’t much for begging! Nobody ever gave me nothing! So I say fuck that thing! Let’s fight it!” — Dillon (Charles Dutton)

“There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture; we are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal; we will control the vertical. We can roll the image…make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur, or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat; there is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to…the outer limits.”